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KELLY
(Exiting) See ya- wouldn‘t wanna be ya. (She's gone)
SONG: THE KID WHO PLAYED THE PALACE (Reprise)
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Benny dresses up and gathers some paperwork and other materials during the following.
BENNY
FOR THOSE WHO CALLED YOU FAMILY
FOR THOSE WHO CALLED YOU HOME
THAT KID WHO PLAYED THE PALACE
WILL BE…
(Moment) In a TV docudrama.
(He exits)
[Piano: Button]
ACT I / Scene IV
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Scene. Half-hour later. We're in the dark, as we hear the beep of an intercom.
TALCOFF
Yes …?
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The lights reveal an elaborate office bejeweled with posters, photographs, various memorabilia of
bygone prime time triumphs, and a large couch. MARVIN TALCOFF sits behind a huge desk. He's
impeccably dressed and groomed.
KATE
(Intercom) Your 10 ‘clock is on his way, Mr. Talcoff.
TALCOFF
(Intercom) Listen, I‘m not rid of him in three minutes, break in with an "important call", okay?
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